Prepare for the MSc International Politics at Leiden University: orientation sessions, academic resources, visa guidance and student support – everything you need before you start.

The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) is a research institute at Leiden University working on improving how science is practiced and governed and how it serves society.

Biological and behavioural measurements of parent-child interactions.

Prepare for the MSc Dutch Politics at Leiden University: orientation sessions, academic resources, visa guidance and student support – everything you need before you start.

So you've been accepted onto an exchange or study abroad programme at Leiden University. Congratulations! Now it's time to make preparations for your stay.

Limin Teh (PhD, Chicago, 2014) is University Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at Leiden University. Her research examines industrial work, capital, and empire in modern East Asia, with a focus on mining, global labor standards, and reproductive labor.

The Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden (IPS) aims to advance the understanding of placebo and nocebo effects, their underlying mechanisms, and their potential applications in clinical practice. IPS consists of a group of interdisciplinary researchers working at Leiden University with…

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It was a huge task, but it was worth it: Marieke Liem and her research group have completed a database of all murders committed in the Netherlands over the past 25 years. She will share their initial findings in a three-part lecture series organized by Studium Generale. ‘Beggars kill other beggars;…

What is the impact of research-based learning on critical thinking competence and academic achievement in undergraduate education? What are underlying factors of research-based learning in the learning environment?

Leiden students can go to LAC institutions with which Leiden University has signed student exchange agreements.

This Research Master’s programme will train you to become a researcher.

Astronomical observations of cold regions in the universe show a rich inventory of ices. Part of these ices may end up on planets like our own, but in that journey they will be exposed to considerable amounts of radiation.

This Thesis focuses on the design and synthesis of ADP-ribosylated compounds that can be applied in biological studies.

Aya Ezawa is a sociologist and University Lecturer in Modern Japan studies. Her research examines social inequality and differentiation based on oral history interviews. In her research, she has examined the gendered character of social class and social mobility in the context of the life stories of…

The African Studies Centre Leiden’s Research Programme for 2025-2029 is called ‘African Trajectories: Past Dependencies and New Directions’. Building on its former programme, it extends the recognition of Africa’s pivotal role in world affairs. The continent’s global significance has become increasingly…

Jeffrey Fynn-Paul is a university lecturer at the Institute for History.

Crystal Ennis is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. Crystal is a scholar of Global Political Economy whose research examines the political economy of dependency on hydrocarbon revenue and foreign labour in Gulf economies. With a regional focus on the Arabian…

Everything you have to know about internships when you study at the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden Unversity ››

What is the optimal way to utilise intermediate assessment in improving study behaviour and study success?

I am a social anthropologist, trained at Harvard (BA) and SOAS, University of London (MARes, PhD), with a broad interest in urban spaces and the forces that shape our lives in and around them. I have conducted fieldwork in North, Western and East Africa on topics ranging from informal housing, gendered…

Yinzhi Zhang is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Rizal Shidiq is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. He is an economist by training with primary fields in development economics and monetary theory, and secondary field public choice. His current research topics are on political connections in developing countries,…

The ARTIVES project studies imaginaries of diversity portrayed by artists in Lisbon and Rotterdam in their films, performances and (oral) literature with the aim to explore their transgressive potential of opening up possibilities of thinking differently about migration-related diversity. Their stories…

Markus Davidsen is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion.

Ben Arps is a Professor of Indonesian and Javanese Language and Culture at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

The master’s specialisation Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Business Studies at Leiden University combines fundamental and applied research with different aspects of business studies.

Within the bachelor's program of Education and Child Studies, we include the minor Kindermishandeling en Verwaarlozing: een levensloopperspectief and several other courses.

Aleena Karim is an external PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. She works on film narratology.

Alumni event, Lustrum

Esther Zwinkels is an external PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Jacobine Melis is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Leer meer over de Master Education and Child Studies tijdens de Online Master's Open Dagen van de Universiteit Leiden.

How is structural and functional brain development related to behavioral change in cognitive-control, impulse regulation, and socio-emotional functioning?

On the 23rd of March, Alessandro del Tomba successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Alessandro on this achievement!

In this work, we investigate the minute circular dichroism effects of single nanoparticles.To this aim, we apply photothermal imaging with a polarization-modulated heating beam.

The Leiden HANDS!Lab for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies hosts research activities in the area of sign language linguistics and Deaf studies, with a focus on Africa. In addition to various research projects, we have our Deaf studies lecture Series in International Sign and offer various regular and…

The program group Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies is located in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leiden University near Central Station.

The study aims (1) to track progressive changes over time in trainees, and (2) to identify influences that facilitate or impede trainee development. Systematic information will be gathered on the characteristics of trainees and training programs, focusing particularly on trainees’ experiences in clinical…

Are you thinking about studying Crisis and Security Management: War and Peace Studies? Learn more and watch the videos.

The program group Forensic Family and Youth Care Studies of the Institute of Education and Child Studies deals with the developmental processes of vulnerable children, young people and families.

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